Nadal pulls out of Paris Masters to focus on ATP finals
Tennis newsRafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Paris Masters to focus on the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals and Davis Cup final. The second-ranked Nadal says on his Facebook page the decision to pull out of next weeks event at Bercy was necessary “to prepare well for the end of this season and also for 2012.” [...]
No. 1 seed Ferrer cruises into Valencia quarters
Tennis newsTop-seeded David Ferrer beat Canadian qualifier Vasek Pospisil 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday to reach the Valencia Open quarterfinals. Gael Monfils, the third seed, joined the defending champion in the final eight, hitting 10 aces in 6-2, 7-6 (5) win over Pablo Andujar of Spain. No. 6 Juan Martin Del Potro also had 10 aces in [...]
Federer wins, Murray withdraws at Swiss Indoors
Tennis newsRoger Federer advanced to the quarterfinals and Andy Murray withdrew because of an injury just before his first-round match at the Swiss Indoors on Wednesday. Andy Roddick also advanced, using his serve to beat Tommy Haas of Germany 6-3, 6-4 in the late match. The seventh-seeded American had 12 aces and never allowed Haas a [...]
Tsonga rallies past Del Potro in Vienna final, reaches No. 7
Tennis newsJo-Wilfried Tsonga rallied from a set and a break down to defeat Juan Martin Del Potro 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 Sunday in the final of the Erste Bank Open, claiming his second title of the season and seventh overall. The top-seeded Tsonga will officially move past Mardy Fish to No. 7 in the 2011 points [...]
Kvitova tops Azarenka in WTA Championships final, rises to No. 2
Tennis newsWimbledon champion Petra Kvitova won her first WTA Championships title on Sunday, beating Victoria Azarenka 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 for a victory that will also put her at No. 2 in the world rankings. Kvitova raced to a 5-0 lead in the first set, but Azarenka rallied to level it at 5-5. The Czech player finally [...]
Bogomolov routs qualier to make St. Petersburg semis
Tennis newsSecond-seeded Janko Tipsarevic will take on seventh-seeded Alex Bogomolov Jr. in the semifinals of the St. Petersburg Open after both men maintained their good form in Russia on Friday. The other semifinal will feature fourth-seeded Marin Cilic against the 2004 winner Mikhail Youzhny, seeded fifth. In Fridays quarterfinals, Tipsarevic, who won his second title at [...]
Stosur mauls Li in Istanbul, makes WTA Championships semis
Tennis newsAustralias Samantha Stosur beat Chinas Li Na 6-1, 6-0 Friday to qualify for the semifinals of the WTA Championships. Stosur, the U.S. Open champion, dominated the French Open winner, dropping only the fifth game of the first set as she extended her career record against Li to 6-0. Stosur joined Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in [...]
Top-seeded Tsonga, Melzer reach quarters in Vienna
Tennis newsTop-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga advanced to the quarterfinals of the Erste Bank Open on Thursday after his opponent Jarkko Nieminen of Finland pulled out with a right thigh injury while the Frenchman was leading 3-6, 6-1, 3-1. Earlier, Jurgen Melzer of Austria opened his quest for a third straight title at the event in Vienna with [...]
Kvitova routs weary Wozniacki at WTA Championships
Tennis newsPetra Kvitova reached the semifinals of the WTA Championships after dominating top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki on Thursday, winning 6-4, 6-2 to hand the Dane her second loss at the season-ending tournament. Kvitova joined Victoria Azarenka in the last four, with the Belarusian having earned a comfortable 6-2, 6-2 win over Li Na in the early match. [...]
Anderson, Baghdatis on to second round in Vienna
Tennis newsKevin Anderson defeated 2010 finalist Andreas Haider-Maurer of Austria 6-4, 6-4 Monday in the opening round of the Erste Bank Open. The sixth-seeded South African relied on his serve, breaking Haider-Maurer once in each set. He closed out the win with his 10th ace. Anderson won his first career title in Johannesburg this season. He [...]
